Posted July 28, 2026
Meat Cutter
Sysco
Warwick, RI, US
Full Time
Job Description
Job Description
Physical Demands and Working Environment:
JOB SUMMARY:
- Accurately cut to trim and yield specifications as specified by information provided by cut tickets.
- Provide communication to the supervisor of any discrepancies between cutting tickets and normal customer purchases.
- Pull raw materials and pre-cut inventory according to code dates and report any short shelf-life items to the supervisor.
- Properly label all products and equipment to conform to all legal and safety regulations.
- Properly and accurately record all necessary data to produce assigned cutting yield tests.
- Accurately count product inventory levels and maintain levels set forth by the supervisor.
- Ensure that all product specifications are being met according to guidelines.
- Maintain work areas in compliance with U.S.D.A. guidelines.
- Assemble and tear down any equipment in the work area at the beginning and/or end of your shift.
- Properly clean, store and maintain all knives, scales, etc. assigned to you.
- Manage profitability by achieving product yields and meeting deadlines for product readiness.
- Complete other duties as assigned.
- To know and understand the company’s safety and health goals and its objectives. Assist the company in achieving these goals by participating in the safety program.
- To help develop and follow all safe work practices.
- To give a written report of unsafe conditions or unsafe acts to management.
- To report all accidents, injuries or illnesses to my supervisor immediately.
- Prior experience with portion cutting meat.
- Ability to perform mathematical calculations and conversions to determine the amounts and sizes of products needed for orders.
- Ability to read, write and communicate in the English language.
Skills:
- Ability to adjust to sudden changes in customer demands or operational goals.
- Commitment to work until the job is completed.
- Interacts well with others.
- Good team player.
- Results-oriented.
- Customer-service oriented.
- Detail-oriented.
Physical Demands and Working Environment:
- Physical strength to lift and maneuver 50-60 pounds.
- Standing, stooping and climbing are regular activities for this employee.
- The employee must have the ability to negotiate throughout the production and warehouse areas unassisted without disrupting regular production and warehousing activities.
- Normal levels of eyesight and hearing after correction.
- Color vision is required.
- The ability to touch, feel, manipulate fingers and limbs to operate various processing and material handling equipment is necessary.
- The ability to smell is required, in order to detect levels of wholesomeness and spoilage.
- This position requires the candidate to be in refrigerated processing and warehouse areas.
- These areas are cold and wet and exposure to moving machinery and sharp surfaces are a regular occurrence.
- This is a high noise area.
- Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
